TOKYO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed lower Tuesday with the Nikkei index plunged to its lowest level in five weeks ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on the United Kingdom's plans to exit the European Union due later in the day ... ( read original story ...)
Australian family rescued after night on Japan mountain
An Australian woman and her three sons have been rescued after spending a freezing night on a mountain in Japan. The four were reported missing late on Monday after failing to return to the popular Nozawa Onsen ski resort on Mount Kenashi. They were ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam premier urges more investment from Japan
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday urged Japan to invest more in the Southeast Asian country to become its top foreign investor. Speaking at a conference of business leaders from both countries also attended by ... ( read original story ...)
In Hanoi, Abe says Japan will provide Vietnam patrol vessels
"The two countries will further strengthen security and defense cooperation and this time Japan has decided to provide (Vietnam with) newly built patrol vessels at Vietnam's request," Abe said at a news conference in Hanoi with his Vietnamese counterpart ... ( read original story ...)
Dramatic moment Australian mother and her three sons are pulled from a snow cave they dug to survive after spending 12 hours lost in the -10 degree Japanese wilderness
Rescuers scoured the snowfields for the blonde woman, in her 50s, and her sons, believed to be in their 20s, after they did not return from the mountain at Nozawa Onsen, near Japan's main island, by 6pm on Monday. Japanese TV broadcast pictures of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tries to solve the problem of employees literally working themselves to death
At Dentsu, a 24-year-old woman killed herself after putting in 100 hours of overtime. A government spokesman told Bloomberg News that Japan needs to “end the norm of long working hours so people can balance their lives with things like raising a child or ... ( read original story ...)
Reservations required: Japanese retailer Muji to open pop-up store in Vancouver
Vancouver resident Anthony Casey has never shopped at Muji, the Japanese houseware store known for its smart ... The retailer said response to the news of its temporary store has been so "extraordinary" it had to create system for shoppers to reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's whale kill disappoints New Zealand
New Zealand will express its "significant disappointment" to Japan over the country's whaling in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Bill English says. "I think our view is pretty well known and we would take the same sort of view as Australia on this ... ( read original story ...)
Australian Family of 4 OK After Night on Japanese Mountain
A family of four believed to be from Australia has been rescued after becoming lost on a ski resort in central Japan, where they survived the night reportedly inside a hole they dug in the snow. Police said Tuesday that the family — a woman in her 50s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster spawns an industry
KOCHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN // In 2011 a magnitude 9 earthquake caused a huge tsunami that slammed into Japan’s Honshu Island, devastating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and killing tens of thousands of people. The costs related to the atomic ... ( read original story ...)
Business ideas for 2017: Japanese food
36 years since The Vapors caught the first symptoms in their song ‘Turning Japanese’, the British public is finally doing just this– well, when it comes to eating out anyway! While the likes of Itsu and Wasabi Sushi & Bento have been serving Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei touches lowest level since early December
Safe-haven yen gains ahead of British PM May's Brexit speech * Investors weigh Trump's promises ahead of Friday's inauguration TOKYO Jan 17 Japan's Nikkei share average skidded to its lowest levels since early December on Tuesday, undermined by a resurgent ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to near 6-week low on strong yen; Honda tumbles
TOKYO Jan 17 Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest level in more than a month on Tuesday as a strong yen soured sentiment, while shares of Honda tumbled after it said an air bag made by Takata Corp had ruptured in one of its cars in Japan. The Nikkei share ... ( read original story ...
Nikkei plummets ahead of inauguration
Japan's Nikkei share average has hit its lowest level in over five weeks as investors locked in recent gains ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump later in the week. The benchmark Nikkei fell 0.6 per cent to 18,990.48, falling below ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's lawmakers eye speedy consensus on emperor's abdication
It has argued that abdication via a special law could run afoul of the Japanese Constitution's Article 2, which states that the throne shall be "succeeded to in accordance with the Imperial House Law passed by the Diet." "I think discussions would ... ( read original story ...)
We launched Business Insider Japan last night — here's how we celebrated
Ten days ago, I traveled to Tokyo to help Business Insider launch its latest international edition in Japan. After many days of hard work and preparation by our Japanese team, Business Insider Japan went live officially on Monday at noon local time. ( read original story ...)